2014 DP World Tour Championship Picks

Well it's finally here, the last event of the 2014 European Tour season, the DP World Tour Championship, which is being played at the Earth Course at Jumeirah Golf Estates in Dubai, UAE. This week, the top 60 golfers in the Race to Dubai rankings will play to earn the highest rank they can on the list, as the Race to Dubai race has already been won by Rory McIlory (his second win of it), due to an impressive year. The tournament also has one of the largest purses on the European Tour.

Jumeirah Golf Estates features two Greg Norman-designed courses and is played in the Middle East, specifically the elite city of Dubai. I said last week that I think we see some of the best golf on the European Tour being played in the Middle East and it's becoming one of the more popular spots to host European Tour events.

Weatherwise, despite being mid-November, the temperatures will be around 30 degrees for all of the rounds, which will be a change from the last few playoff events.

One of my picks this week is Rory McIlory and for a good reason; he's plays good golf here I think. Dubai was home to Rory's first European Tour win, the 2009 Dubai Desert Classic (now the Omega Dubai Desert Classic) and just until recently was sponsored by Jumeirah. He doesn't need the win but it would make for a landslide victory of the Race to Dubai points race.

Here is our full list of picks:

1) Rory McIlroy
2) Justin Rose
3) Mikko Ilonen

Of course we'll also be watching Graeme McDowell and Miguel Angel Jimenez, as we do whenever they play.

Stay tuned for our Weekend Update post tomorrow,


-Nick
Toronto Golf Reviews

Rory McIlroy was nineteen at the time of his 2009 Dubai Desert Classic win (Getty Images)